See Also
How To Say "Are You Okay" in Japanese the Native WaySUMIMASEN, a versatile word | Easy Travel Japanese | Easy Japanese 2015 | NHK WORLD RADIO JAPANSaying “You” in Japanese | nihonshockEasy Japanese 2015 - Vocabulary List & Quiz | NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN|
[noun] wa [interrogative] desu ka. | |
| No change in word order is required even when the question contains interrogative pronouns such as "dare",who, "nan", what,"doko",where, etc. | |
| Kore wa ikura desu ka. | (As for this,) how much is it? |
| Kore wa nan desu ka. | (As for this,) what is it? |
| Koko wa doko desu ka. | (As for here,) where is it? |
When the topic is obvious, the following phrases are often used.
| Ikura desu ka. | How much is (it)? |
| Nan desu ka. | What is (it)? |
| Doko desu ka. | Where is (this)? |
(Grammar6 - 8)
